2. As believers, we can sometimes
have unrealistic expectations about
our lives. When things aren’t going
smoothly, there’s a tendency to
beat ourselves up about it, or feel
that God isn’t answering our
prayers because He doesn’t care
enough or because we’re doing
something wrong.
我們這些耶穌的信徒,有時可能會對
生活抱有不切實際的期望。當事情進
行得不順利時,我們可能會自責,或
是覺得上帝沒有回答禱告,因為祂不
夠關心,或是因為我們做錯了某些事
情。
3. But there’s a different approach we can take—one
of reminding ourselves that very often, the battles
and struggles we go through are par for the course.
The difficulty and the hardship and the fight are all
part of our learning, training, growth, and gaining
endurance, compassion, maturity, and faith.
但是,我們可以採取一種不同的方式來看
待事情,也就是提醒自己,我們經歷的戰
鬥和掙扎,只是生命中司空見慣的過程而
已。困難、艱辛和戰鬥,都是我們在學習、
接受訓練、成長和獲得耐力、同情心、成
熟和信心的一部分過程。
4. Many things in life are a struggle,
but we can be strengthened
through the struggles if we
approach them with faith and a
positive attitude. If we focus on
gaining God’s perspective on our
situation and believing His
promises, He is always there to
help us through. As we look to
Him, He’ll give us the reassurance
that the battles of life are worth
fighting and He will strengthen us
through them.
生活中很多事情都是一場戰鬥,
但如果我們以信心和積極的態
度對待它們,我們可以變得更
堅強。如果我們專注於獲得神
對我們處境的看法,並相信祂
的應許,祂總會在那裡幫助我
們度過難關。當我們仰望祂時,
祂會給我們保證來讓我們放心
知道,生命之戰是值得戰鬥的,
而祂會通過它們來使我們更堅
強。